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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
BnOyant Suits for Seamnn.

A Norwegian engineer, w. c. Mol
Ter. has found that reindeer hair and
skin possess remarkable buoyancy, and
when the uushorn skin is used as life
belt it has the advantage over cork of
warming the wearer while in the water.
He attributes great value to suits made
from reindeer hair, one of which of the
weight of pound may keep a man
from drowning, while it furnishes
greater protection from cold than oil
skin and other materials.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
JUNE.

Geo. McNair, colored. aged TO- suffered death
at the ropes end at Jacksonville. N. G. his
otfense assault upon n white girl of o.
A double execution came OIL at Winchester, Va
on the ith Wesley Honesty and Tabey Banksl
Tenn. all colored men and all murderers
Arthur Williams and IA man named Drayton
were hanged at Orlando, Fla. Drayton was
convicted of murder md the other of a criminal
assault his victim dying Alfred Taylor, coored
persisted on the scaffold Mt Opelousas, La, for
assault upon Il white woman. Dennis Boyd n
negro. was executed at Bellevue. La, for the
assassination of David Haas Geo b. Davis
was hanged at Scale Ala, for the murder Of
Archie Reeves, and ut Greenville, Miss, Robt
billiard and james Emmett, both colored
murderers, suffered the death penalty.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
JACK KETCH'S VICTIMS.
Executed Felons, and the Crimes for Which
They Paid the Death Penalty.
JANUARY

Charles Williams (colored) was hanged for
criminal assault at Cambridge, Md. on the Sth.
The gallows bore fruit on the 18th as follows
Noah Merriman, colored wife-murderer, at
Belleville, Ill. Charles Wilson colored. at st.
Louis. Mo-, for Staying the mate of river
steamer Rev VIM. George n colored minister,
at Lake Provid ence, La, for the murder Of his
mistress Henry NJ. Stair, at Nevada No. for
the killing Of Jacob Sewell and son at Beau
mont, Texas, VIM Madison, who killed Albert
Smith because of jealcusy-both colored. Hen
ry Jackson while singing hymns on the scaffold
at Mnden, La on the Odd. rudely inter
rupted by the dislocation of his neck he killed
II. A. Brittcn, grocer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
The Usual Awful Result.

Jones-You remember there were
thirteen at the table at dinner at my
house last night?
Brown Yes.
Jones-Well, young De Peyster died
this morning.
Brown-My! Is that possible! 1
was looking for something of that
kind.
Jones-Yes, the poor fellow was
talked to death by the Boston girl who
sat next him. -ArkdnsdW Traveller.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
Earth-Warmed Water.

The earths internal heat is now be-
ing forced into practical service at
Pesth, where the deepest artesian we'll
in the world is being sunk, to supply
hot water for public baths and other
purposes. A depth of 3, 40 feet has
been reached, and the we'll supplies
daily 1860 gallons of water heated to
1913 degrees Fahrenheit. The bor.ng is
to be continued until the temperature
of the water is raised to 176 degrees.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
How to Read.

A great deal more can be accom-
plished by systematic reading or study
for fifteen or twenty minutes daily,
than appears possible to one who has
never tried it. 1t would suffice to keep
up French or German. and to become
conversant with the best authors. Or
little time given daily to the earnest
study of science, and one might be-
come q skillful botanist or geolog st.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
They Tasted Queer.

"Where did you get the cheese that
is in these sandwiches, my love?"
"On the window-seat in the smoke-
house."
"You ignoramus! You have cut up
the bar of soap that was saving for
next weeks wash. No wonder your
sandwiches tasted bad. Cart Pref
GERS WeeELU
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
MARCH.

V. A. Witcher, an orator and politician, was
lynched in southwestern Virginia for the muir
der Of hisNffth wife. An Indian Territory mob
reported the mysterious disappearance of n
lecherous exhorter named Murgll, whom they
were taking TO Vnita for trial for assault upon
an Indian girl John. Martin and Thomas
Archer, three brothers, accused OF murder, were
taken from Jail ut Shoals, Ind, by II mob and
lynched. Handy Woodward (colored) who Mt
tempted TO assault child, was taken from Jail
at Russellville, KY, by masked men, and
hanged At Auburn, Ky, three negroes were
sumInarily hanged by q mob for n criminal
assault upon the daughter Of prominent citi-
zen. lobe Williams and Weakley Ridley, both
negroes, were hanged to tree at Alamo, Tenn,
for the murder of Daniel Guthrie. Fred Viii
lerssa, an Italian, was taken from Jail ut Vicks-
burg, Miss by a mob and hanged his crime
an outrageous assault. Forty citizens of
Anthony, Kan took from the sheriff the two
brothers Weaver imprisoned for murderl, and
shot them 70 death. the tragedy being witnessed
by the mother of the victims and the wife of
one of them. Kellis Norman (colored was
lynched at Axton, Va, for assault and robbery.
APRIL.
At Springfield, Mo-, on the 2eth, Geo, f. Ora
ham, wife-murderer was taken from the jail by
n mob Of 500 men, and strung mp to q tree when
the mob unlocked Grahams cell he greeted
them with the remark; You can hang me, but
by Cd you can't scare mo" Mendy Jones, a
colored outlaw, was killed by lynchers at Au-
burn, Ky. for criminal attempt upon two
white girls, whose room he had entered
MAY.
Albert Smith, negro laborer killed his en-
ployer, Maj. w. p Green, sugar planter. near
New Orleans; Smith was taken from Jail and
hanged to n tree. Dan and Sam Mann were
strung up by mob at Barlow, Fla. for killing
the marshal of that place.
JUNE.
During the month mobs inflicted summary
punishment In the following cases. Alfred
Long, who murdered A. J. Mcbride and wife
and burned their bodies, near Lexington, N. @.
Charles Whittle tcoloretr, accused of assault
ing the child of n clergyman. one Beokvolt,
near Grand Forks, Dakota. Xii Owens, arrested
for assault upon his I6-year-old ster-in-law,
taken from Jail at Hebron, Neb., and hanged 70
n tree by masked men. w. p. Prutt, lynched
near Sipe Springs, Comanche County, Texas,
for conspiring TO murder j. o. Hostetter. The
wanton murder of Marshal John Convey at De-
troit City, Mimi, by gambler named william
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
JUNE.

In a quarrel over politics between two physi-
clans at Stephensport Ind, one killed the
2sher by cutting his throat the dead man,
Governor of Nebraska. Mrs. VIM. Sloane of
Stamford, Vt, in a fit Of jealousy, drowned her
<-year-old son. to spite her husband the shock
made Mr.. Sloane insane. Forty lives were lost
In election riot in Santiago, the capital OF
Chill, besides many wounded. In an ARRAY
between prison guards and soldiers at Bogota
United States of Colombia, one general, several
officers, and thirty soldiers killed. The
Blew England Institute l. air Buildings, at Bos-
con. worth 500, 0O0 were set on fire by n dis
charged employee, and destroyed nine persons
Persisted in the flames Fifty-one persons were
Killed in election riots in Chilli.
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NOVEMBER.

Two murderers suffered death the scat
fold in British Columbia on the 2d-Albert
Mallott, at Kamloops, and Ali Sweet who killed
u brother Chinaman, ut Revelstock. Other ex-
ecutions during November were William s..
Wilson at JOnesboro, Ill, for wife-murler AL
bert q. Boynton at Los Angeles, Cal, tor kill
ing his wife and J, b. Kip, to whose house the
woman had fed TO escape ill-treatment Fong
Ali Sing ut San Francisco, for the murder of a
Chinese woman; Jones Spry at Natchez, Miss,
for the murder Of Ada Coleman, both colored.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
FEBRUARY.

A notorious colored desperate named james
was hanged by citizens Of Beauregard, La. he
confessed to one murder the burning of several
houses, and the intention TO kill five persons
We're he ut liberty. The minions Of Judge
Lynch obeyed his behests in the following in
stances during February: John Perry, mt Red
Cliff Colo, for killing Mike CLEMSON; George
Robinson (coloredl, who killed Willard +. Par
ker at Monroe, Ia. n negro named Burns ut
MartinsburP, w. Va, after confeseing to an as
sault upon u white girl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
FEBRUARY.

Two murderers paid the penalty on the 9Th
Dennis w. Dilda at. Prescott Arizona, for the
killing of Deputy Sheriff j. NJ. Murphy, and
Cyrus Minch mt Leadville Col. Chas. Her
MANN who murdered his wife ut Buffalo. " Y ,
and for three nights slept in the bed where the
CORY corpse lay, was hanged on the 18th Vie
bren Wartena, n Hollander, murdered John
Dregher who had befriended him, and expated
his crime Mt Rensselaer,, Ind, on the 18th.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
OCTOBER.

Two 16-year-old youths in France. whose
heads had been turned by sensational novels,
were sentenced to fifteen years hard labor for
the murder of Marie c. bout n girl acqnaint-
ance ID years old. The father of Wallace,
lynched at Steelville. Mo-, for the murder of tho
Logan family, refused to for the body,
which buried on hill by the roadside,
where the remains of n colored murderess. who
had been executed according TO law We're in
tered years ago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
0CTORER.

Chas. Edwards, colored who killed his mis-
tress Hettie Refuge in Algiers, La, was exc
cuted on the lst ether executions during Oc-
tober were Wright Weldon colored, at Edge
field, 5. c., for the murder Of planter in 1861.
Henry Norris, who killed George Elliott, owing
to n quarrel about n chew of tobacco, Mt Buch-
anan, Ga. Robert Evan Sproule, an American
citizen at Victoria, b. c., charged with killing
n mining comradc: he stoutly protested his in
nocence on the scaffold
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
JULY.

Will Schnell, OF Peru, Ind. aged Q, was SEN
fenced to the reformatory for one hear for horse
stealing. A rowing band OF Turks became so
enraged at the failure OF one of their number
ct begging supplies near Youngstown, Ohio. that
they threw her infant TO q bear. and held her 20
geo the animal devour IL. Howard Hines, aged
a, said while picking blackberries near Louis
vile, KY. that he intended to kill some one !;
Then turning suddenly Samuel Dean, an
u-year-old companion, he shot him dead I;
The young murderer went to the city and gave
himself up, saying that the shooting was acct
dental, terrible story was reported from
Tattnall County, Georgia, where a negress
named Mary Hollenbeck provided for picnic
party by serving up stew Of human flesh, she
having killed and cooked child that was left
IN her charge she confessed her crime and her
fnfuriated auditors burned her at the stake.
Willie Sells, aged IA, OF Erie, Kan, was found
guilty of the murder OF his parents, his brother
and his sister. and sentenced TO be hanged,
which under the laws Of that State means i'm /.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
JULY.

George Parker, colOred, for assault upon n
white woman, had summary justice melted out
Go him at Pennington, Miss Sidney Davis was
on trial ut Morgan, Texas, for outrage, when the
proceedings We're interrupted by the arri al of
900 men, who hanged the culprit Steve Rem
frOe, notorious outlaw and desperate, was
hanged by n mob at Livingston Ala. Jake
Bra wei. colored horribly maltreated Dolly
Woods, ~ siX-year-old girl on her way 10 school;
Brasweil was captured, and n conference OF one
hundred whites and blacks gave him tho ci dice
of being burned or hanging himself: he chose
hanging, climbed u tree, and fastened n rope
around his own neck and TO II limb of tree,
when he was pushed OFF and his body riddled
with bullets At Frisco, Kan, "A posse in pur-
suit of murderer surrounded u stable where
the fugitive was concealed and upon the latter
refusing t. surrender he was killed by IA Volley
of bullets. Bill Haley, murderer, was taken
from the jail at Paulding, OHIO by masked
mob and hanged to tree. Porter Sorrell, col
ored, was shot to death by mob in Luling
Texas; he had assaulted Mrs. Duke with a
Ratchet In Comanche County, Texas, n mob
hanged negro boy who had assaulted and
murdered MRS. Stephens; the lynehers were
bent on burning him. but the mother of the
murdered woman plead q for Il less barbarous
punishment man named Lockwood was
lynched near Litchheld, Conn, for the murder
OF IA young lady named Matte Randall, whom
lac encountered at IL lonely spot on the high
way; Lockwood was tortured by being shot in
the back, and then n negro plunged n knife
through his neck he was then strung up 10 II
tree. Citizens OF Seymour. Ind, lvnched Lean
der Moody, well-known desperate of Oakland,
Ill, for an assault upon young girl.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
AUGUST.

r., IL; buhuy lcoloreul was put 10 death accord
the murder of Annie Hickman, white. Other
legal hGngngs during the month were Kit Ross
Ark. John Smith at Gallatin, Mo- Willis Hud-
son. at Z. Gaines. Ga. Michael Merz at Union
town, Pa. Nathaniel S. Bates, at Richmond
Ind-all for murder
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How He Took Life.

"See that man across the street?'
Eyes"
"Well, he's one of those men who
take life easily"
"He isl Why, he looks like a hard
working man.
well, so he is. He's butcher, and
a good one too, they say" Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
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Charles Crosby. at Kingston, N Y, for muir
der. Peter Louis Otto at Buffalo, N. Y, for the
murder OF his wife. Lee Barnes at Dover, Ark. ;
killed Charles Holman and secured $50 both
gamblers. Louis kilgrave at Raleigh. N. c..
for the murder Of Matte Henderson; both col
ored. James Reynolds at Sidney, Neb for the
murder of James Ralston and son. John g.
Henning at Charlottesville, Ind killed Mrs.
Charlotte Nollmer who had refused to marry
him because of his incorporate habits An
tonic Nardello in Washington ID. c. for the
murder OF Carmine Rotunno whom he robbed
of $50
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SEPTEMBER.

David Johnson, n lunatic, who killed Edward
White in the street ut Western Port, Nd, was
seized by citizens and suspended to Il bridge
over the Potomac his neck was broken. 4
negro named Wilkerson was riddled with bull
lets near Millen, Ga, for criminal assault.
Bowman Paxton, "A druggist, hanged to n tree at
Maiden Mo-, for murder. L. f. Symmes,
charged with murder, taken from the au-
thorities at Montrose, Col, and hanged
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SEPTEMBER.

James Simpson and Patti arson Bell were
hanged at Marion Ark, ON the Sd inst, for
murder. Irwin Murray, wife-murderer, at
Georgetown, Tex. Rey. Jesse Cooke Ccoloredl,
same crime and same penalty, ut Butter, Ga.
Frank 5. Humphreys, at Miledgeville Ga, for
the murder of his niece and sisterin-law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
DECEMBER.

Robert Grayor, colored, hanged in st.
Louis for the murder of n man who had whipped
him in fight. Louis Pash n negro murderer,
was executed at Bardstown, Ky. Bob Jeter
(coloredl, murderer hanged at Spartanburg, S. G.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
AUGUST.


Fred hide killed his sweetheart and ner
father, John Ruthke, at Marysville. Neb., be-
cause he was refused Miss Ruthke's hand in
marriage; he then committed suicide. Alfred
Packer, n miner of Colorado, having been con-
vcted OF numbering and eating the bodies of five
companions during the winter of 1873. was SEN
fenced To forty years in the pententiGry.
Barney Martin, with his wife and two chill
dren, Of Weaver, A. T., started from that
place for Erie, Pa, for visit; not
being heard from, n search was instituted, which
resulted in the finding Of the charred remains
of the entire family between Vulture Mine and
Phunix, Arizona; Martin was known to have
had 5000 with him, realized from the sale of
his ranch; he was waylad by robbers, the en-
tire family murdered, and the remains burned
TO cover the crime. Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson,
n widow, and Thomas X. Smith, Sunday
school superintendent were arrested at Boston,
charged with poisoning eleven persons to gain
insurance money. After a trial which lasted
hfty-two days, and eight days of speech-making
by counsel, the jury in the anarchist trial ut
Chicago on the Goth pronounced the death sem
tence against seven of the conspirators con-
cerned in the slaughter of the police officers at
the Haymarket; one, Oscar W. Neebe, was
given tfteen years imprisonment. Up TO date
seventy-six suicides reported at Monte
Carlo, owing to ruin at the gaming tables.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
AITGITST.

EX-Policeman Jim Moore, of Macon, Ga, was
applied To for information by stranger u lady
from Savannah, whereupon he procured hack,
pistol To her head compelled her submission !;
when the fact became known an angry crowd
hanged him to tree. Judge Lynch inflicted
ing the month as follows John Shorts, of Searcy
Ark, wffe-murder; an unknown tramp who
robbed and murdered John S. Davis agent of
the o. and NJ. Il. r.. at Huron, Ind. ; VIM Wat
kins, bricklayer, at Aurora, Ind, was dragged
TO ater-tank and hanged, with his hands un-
tied-he had killed his employer, Louis Hill
bert, n contractor; citizens OF Jackson, Tenn =,
hanged Eliza Woods, a negro COOK, accused
OF poisoning white woman. John and Lean
der Nelson were hanged from bridge near
Magnolia, La. At Nicksburg, Miss, "a negro
boy Of Is, who killed Mrs Davis, wife of his
employer. with n hoe, shot to death by
neighbors. All of the above were punished for
murder Three negroes ut McNutt Lake. Miss :,
were hanged by citizens for attempted assault
upon some young ladies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05

WHEN a man speaks to lamp.post,
and cautions it not to bob round at
such rate" it shows that the post is
getting irregular in its habits, and needs
looking after.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
MAY.

Except the Haymarket riots at Chicago men
Zion of which is made elsewhere), nothing
specially noteworthy transpired during the
month that deserves to be classified under the
head OF crime.
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MAY.

George Young n negro wife-murderer. was
hanged ut Galveston. Arthur J. Grover, who
murdered Granville q. Joomis in 1885, suffered
the laws dread penalty at the Columbus Ohio
cutions duripy the month: Louis Wiliet, alias
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kathleen, was speedily followed by the lyn CHI
ing of the latter who was strung up 70 tree
and then riddled with bullets. Ed Williams
(colored) suffered death upon impromptu
scaffold ut Gainesville. Texas, for criminal
sault upon white woman.
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prisonment for life. In quarrel at Washing
ton. ID. c., about an umbrella. Thomas Carter. n
negro aged 20. stabbed and killed James
Holmes (colored,, who insisted on borrowing
the article against the wishes OF the owner.
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A Productive Tree.

my son." said the father to his
little boy, what tree yields the most
fruit ?"
"The apple-tree, said the bog.
mo"
"The pear-tree?"
"No."
@The peach-treeP'
"Nc.'
Il guess it is the axle-tree, then,
papa. " Carl PretzePs Weekly.
INCIyII service il the kind we oet
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UNCIvIL service is the kind we get
from the ma ority of servant girls.
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Albert Smith, a negro laborer, killed his en-
ployer, Maj. w. p. Green, n sugar planter, near
New Orleans Smith was taken from jail and
hanged to n tree. Dan and Sam Mann were
strung up by mob ut Barlow, Fla. for killing
the marshal of that place.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-14
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

G c. Duff will commence Febru.
airy lst, 1887, New Deal in the
Grocery Business. The times de.
mand that goods shall be soM eheap,
and we propose TO put prices where
the GOODS are as good as the MONEY
everytime and everything, not sugar
only but every article and where the
obligation will be equal both TO buyer
and seller. He believes such
change will suit large proportion
of buyers in Shiawassee county, in
fact he says he knows it, having tried
it. Look out for the new deal and
new price list. He will haul down
his 1884 Cash Card and it will re-
quire cash or its equivalent 10 buy
the goods. WATCH Our. Look out.
There's Business in the air, that's 60.
ing te win. c. c. DUFF.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-14
A New Serial Novel.

By Sidney Luska, entitled, "The
Yoke of the Thorah," will begin in
he Detroit Evening Journal January
a9'h, and run seventeen weeks. The
character ofMr. Luska's works. Mr..
Luska has already achieve recogni-
tion by his two novels, GAS 1t Was
Written" and "Mrs. Peixada."
"The Yoke Of the lhorah," is no
ordinary love tale of an orthodox Jew
and a Christian maiden, but it has all
the sweetness, and charm, and ex-
quisite beauty of the love stories in
Mr.. Luska's previous novels. And i,
has more The uncle of our hero is
Rabbi, and this Rabbi--with
faith in the Lord God of Israel that
reminds one of the old Prophets. =
brings an element into the story OF
remarkable strength, newness and in
terest. The plot OF the novel is
exciting, unusual, unconventional, and
different from what readers will expect
from week to week.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-14

The other day well-known dealer ir
tricycles was seen to enter the White
House grounds with one of his ma
chimes. Soon after he came out, alone.
The tricycle. had been left behind. Dur
ing the pleasant evenings of last week
persons who had occasion TO go past
the White House grounds, between the
Treasury and State Departments, de-
clare they heard gay laughter and talk
ing, and some go so far rs to say they
noticed q lady learning to ride tricy-
Gle. This is very fashionable sport in
this city. A great number of ladies de-
light in riding up and down the smooth
asphalt streets on the easy going ma
chimes. They are seen at all hours of
the day. Consequently q young lady on
tricycle. is nothing unusual here, but
it has caused comment from the people
who have occasion to go past the White
House grounds. Many are wondering
If it can be Mrs. Cleveland who is prac-
Using on tricycle.. Certainly it is not
the President, because the tricycle. taken
10 the White House had q saddle arrang-
ed for lady, and it is not likely the
President would care to ride machine
'lady-fashion. Those who bear these
strange tales say the gates of the White
House grounds are locked and the tricy-
Gle lessons 60 on uninterrupted. 1t is
also said that the young lady who man
ipulates the pedals has become quite ar
expert, although at first she had some
difficulty in making the machine CO.
baltimore american.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-14
A accd Appointment.

The appointment Of Stanley Il. Parkill,
of Owosso, TO The position of member of
the State Board of Pharmacy in place Of
f. III. J. Van Emster, of Bay City, whose
term expired January l, will be particu'
larly acceptable to the pharmacists OF
Michigan, and especially so to the younger
element, which has HERETOFORE been ignored
in the composition of the Board. Mr. Par
kill is hustler" in all the term implies,
and his appointment will do much to dis
pei the distrust with which certain por-
tions of the drug trade view the actions of
the Board-distrust engendered quite as
naach by ignorance of the law and the
proper functions of the Board as anything
else. The Tradesman is glad to be able TO
commend the Governors action in this
matter and hopes that all his appoint
ments will 6e equally acceptable. e.-Michi
gan Tradcssnan.